Smoke-bell.



PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906.

T. G. O. SHERK.

SMOKE BELL;

APPLICATION TILED APR. 4.1906.

W Q m/Ma iWiWQ/a- TRUMAN c. o. seeing or ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SMOKE-BELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed April 4, 1906. Serial No. 809,922.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TRUMAN C. O. SHERK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke-Bells, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in smoke-bells and supports; and the invention has for its primary object to provide a novel form of smoke bell or guard capable of absorbing the products of combustion or unconsumed particles thrown off by a flame.

The invention aims to provide a smoke bell or guard wherein positive and reliable means are employed for catching and retaining the smoke or unconsumed particles given off by a flame or blaze, said smoke bell or guard being suitably supported above a flame and constructed to create a draft centrally of said smoke bell or guard, whereby the uncon sumed particles or products of combustion escaping from the flame will enter the smoke bell or guard centrally thereof and be equally distributed within said bell or guard, thus preventing the particles retarded by said bell or guard from becoming coagulated in one place and permitting the escape of particles through other parts of the bell or guard.

My invention further aims to provide a simple, inexpensive, and durable smoke bell or guard that will prevent the flame or blaze of a gas fixture or lamp from injuring or discoloring wall-paper, also preventing the unconsumed particles thrown off by a flame from contaminating the air of a compartment.

WVith the above and other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and, referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in Which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved smoke bell or guard as mounted above a gasfixture. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the fixture. Fig. 3 is a plan of my improved smoke bell or guard. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the bell or guard. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a gas-fixture 1, which may extend outwardly from a wall or similar support or from the central stem or standard of a chandelier, the fixture embodying a burner 2 and a globe 3. The burner 2 is mounted upon the screwthreaded nipple 1 of the fixture similar to the ordinary burner commonly used.

My invention resides in the smoke bell or guard 5 and a support or bracket 6, the support or bracket 6 being formed of a piece of heavy wire or rod having a vertical portion 7 and horizontal portions 8 and 9. The end of the horizontal portion 9 is flattened, as at 10, and provided with an opening 11, whereby it may be mounted upon the screw-threaded nipple 1 of the fixture 1 to be retained thereon by the burner 2. The end of the horizontal portion 8 of the support or bracket 6 is bent upwardly, as at 12, to support a smoke bell or guard 5.

The smoke bell or guard 5 is fireproof throughout its construction, said bell being preferably made of asbestos or a similar nonfusible material. The bell conforms to a cone having circumferentially-arranged openings 14 formed in its side walls, and between said openings and the lower edges of the bell I arrange two horizontal partitions 15 and 1.6, said partitions being formed of interwoven non-fusible wire or a similar material 1 7. Between the partitions 15 and 16 is placed asbestos 18, the asbestos and said partitions being secured together by strands of non-fusi ble wire 19 19. To secure the partitions 15 and 16, together with the asbestos 18, in the hell, I attach to the partition 15 converging wires 20 20, said wires having their free ends bent inwardly toward one another, as at 21, and suitable non-fusible or asbestos cement 22 is poured into the bell when inverted, and while said cement is in a fluid or plastic state the ends of the wires 20 20 are inserted in the cement to hold the partitions 15 and 16 in the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, when the cement becomes solidified or hardened.

To support the bell upon the upwardlybent end 12 of the bracket or support 6, the asbestos 18 is provided with a central opening 23, this also being true of the partitions 15 and 16, whereby the upwardly-bent end 12 of the bracket or support 6 may protrude upwardly into the bell and support said bell in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings relative to the burner 2 and the globe 3. In order that the smoke bell or guard may present a neat and attractive appearance, the outer surface of the bell is painted or decorated, as at 24, and to prevent the heat from affecting the paint or material used in decorating the bell- I provide the same with a non-fusible and non-conductive coating 25, said coating giving the bell a finished glossy appearance, which permits of the bell being washed or cleaned without injuring the same.

A particular feature to which I desireto call attention resides in the ventilation of the smoke bell or guard 5. The arrangement of the openings around the bell or guard creates a draft over the partition 15, which tends to draw the unconsumed particles toward the center of the partitions 15 and 16, preventing said particles from coagulating around the edges of the partitions.

I do not care to confine myself to the specific manner of supporting the smoke bells or guards or to the use of non-fusible wire in connection with the construction thereof, as ordinary wire suitably coated with a nonfusible material may be readily used. It is also obvious that any non-fusible absorbent material may be used in lieu of the asbestos within the smoke bell or cone, and such other changes as are permissible by the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a burner, of a detachable bracket supported by said burner, a cone-shaped smoke-bell detachably mounted upon said bracket, and having circumferentially-arranged openings formed therein, parallel partitions mounted in said bell, below said openings, asbestos mounted between said partitions, and means to support said partitions within said bell, substantially as described' 2. The combination with a burner, of a bracket supported by said burner, a smokebell carried by said bracket, said smoke-bell having openings formed therein, parallel partitions mounted within said bell, asbestos supported between said partitions, and means to support said partitions within said bell,

substantially as described.

3. The combination with a burner, of a bracket secured thereon, a non-fusible smokebell supported by said bracket, and having openings therein, partitions arranged within the bell, and asbestos supported between said partitions.

4. In a cone-shaped smoke-bell, said bell having circumferentially-arranged openings formed therein, of partitions mounted within said bell, asbestos mounted between said partitions, and means to support said partitions, within said bell, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a burner, of a bracket secured thereto, a smoke-bell supported by said bracket, and having circumferentiallyarranged openings, an absorbent material within the bell, and means for supporting said material.

6. A smoke-bell of conical shape formed with'openings and having horizontal partitions therein, and an absorbent material arranged between said partitions.

7 A smoke-bell of conical form having horizontal partitions of non-fusible material supported thereon, and asbestos supported between said partitions.

8. A smoke-bell consisting of a non-fusible cone having an ornamented outer surface, a

said c'one having circumferentially-arranged openings formed therein, non-fusible absorbent material mounted within'said cone, and means to support said material therein, substantially as described.

9. A smoke-bell consisting of an exteriorlycoated cone, non-fusible absorbent material mounted within said cone, means to create a draft through said cone, and means to support said material within said cone, substantially as described.

' 10. A smoke-bell comprising a cone of nonfusible material, a wire partition within said cone, and asbestos supported on said partition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TRUMAN C. O. SHERK.

Witnesses:

H. C. EVERT, E. E. POTTER. 

